Railway-tie.



H. L. HOLLIS.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1909. I 1,084,013. I Patented Jan. 13,1914.

coLummA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, n. c.

1 Enr [1 1115 AIIUFHE E U STATES ATENT OFFICE.

RAILVV'AY-TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. Hours, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and Improved Railway-Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being bad to the ac companying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to railway ties, particularly those which are built up of a plurality of separate pieces.

In my co-pending applications Serial Nos. 459,657, filed October 2c, 1908, and 451,593, filed January 11, 1909, I have described various modifications of built up railway ties. The present application deals with the style of railway tie in which a rail, a wooden rail block, or plate, and a supporting wooden plank are rigidly attached together by a single joining means, a screw spike being preferably employed for this purpose.

My invention can more readily be understood by reference to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation view of the tie, showing the various parts in position. Fig. 2 is a top plan showing the same members as those of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a tie, showing a modified method of joining the members together, and Fig. 41 is a top plan showing the same members as those of Fig. 3.

@n a flat wooden plank 1, is placed a Wooden rail block 2 near each end, this rail block being adapted to support a rail 3.

. The rail 3, rail block 2, and the plank 1 are rigidly joined together by screw spikes 1, the heads 5 of these spikes bearing on the flanges of the rail. In order to prevent lateral displacement of the rail block 2, I rigidly secure an end piece 6 to the plank 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 27, 1909.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

Serial No. 486,113.

between the rail block 2 and the end of the plank 1, this end piece (3 abutting against the rail block 2. This end piece may be secured in position by spikes 7, or any other suitable means.

In the modification of my invention shown in Figs. 3 and 1, I employ small plates or clips 8, which are adapted to bear on the rail block 2, and the flange of the rail 3. The screw spikes -1- are inserted through openings in the clips 8, and when in their normal positions, rigidly connect the rail 3, the clips 8, the rail block 2, and the plank 1. As in the case shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I preferably employ an end piece 6, but this end piece does not form a necessary part of the present invention.

I do not desire to limit myself to the exact description given in these specifications, but the claim which I desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

The combination of a rail, a wooden tie plank, a wooden rail block mounted upon the tie plank and supporting the rail, screw spikes each having a screw-threaded shank, a flange and a polygonal head passing close to either side of the rail flange and down through the rail block into the tie plank to fasten together the rail, the block and the plank, the flange of the screw spike engaging the flange of the rail and the screwthreaded shank passing through the rail block and into the tie plank, and an abut ment plate fastened to the end of the tie plank outside the rail block, the said abutment plate engaging the outer side of the rail block.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 241th day of March, 1909.

HENRY L. HOLLIS.

Witnesses:

HENRY M. I-IUXLEY, ALBERT C. BELL.

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